Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-21

York journal, denies that John Sher-
man ever owned stock in the First
National Bank of New York or in the
Fort Wayne road. that he never had
any Union Pacific bonds, and that he
owns forty or more houses IN Wash
ingtOn.
Ihe Michigan Central and Lake
Shore roads are about to issue circu-
lars withdrawing from sale the tickets
OF the boycotted lines. 1t is rumored
| that the st. Paul system will decline
to pay commissions to agents of com
| panles which request that such course
| be taken.
lt Is rumored that the Richmond
| terminal Rallroad syndicate is neco-
| tiatlng Tor the purchase of the Georgia
central OF Georgia and the Florida
Railway % Navigation company's sys-
tenn OF Florida roads. This would be
| one OF the biggest deals ever entered
into in the Southeast.
| Greensburg is the most southerIv
point III INDIANA where natural GAS
wells have been developed. Seven
great wells are flowing at Muncie
| where real estate to the amount of 81
100000 changed hands Wednesday.
The people OF South Bend have organ
lied to bore for oil and gas.
| Judge Cooley, Of the interstate com
mission, who Is temporarily in Chicago.
explains that the order granting relief
to certain southern roads can be an
| nulled at any time. 4 high official OF
| one OF the large western systems states
| that the effect of tie law has been TO
almost suspend interstate business.
| \ fire at st. Augustine, Florida.
| early Tuesday morning DESTROYED the
st. Augustine hotel, the old slave
market. the Spanish cathedral. the
Edwards l.otel. the county court-
hGsIse, and Vedder's museum The
| loss IS placed at $3.50, 900. Insurance
on one Of the hotels expired the dav
previous to the fire.
The main portion Of the Maumee
rolling mills. IN the eastern suburb of
Toledo. valued at $500, 600, was burned
on Sunday evening. It IS probable
that the works will be speedily rebuilt,
and be furnished with natural Gas
from Findlay. The heaviest stock
holder is Henry Worthington, Of Co.
vington, Kentucky.
The officers of the Panhandle road
claim to be able to convict all but two
OF the sixty employees arrested for rob-
bing freight trains. In the effects of
one of the -ringleaders were found on
Tuesday dynamite cartridges, fuse,
and caps. A bill to punish the break
ing open of cars has been introduced
in the Pennsylvania legislature.
Benjamin Marston, 81 miner, thrust
his head out at the third level as he
was being hoisted in a ''skip" in the
Lake Angelina mine at Negaunee,
Michigan. and was beheaded. His
head fell 1S0 feet and struck miner
ov, tbnn I Il .t,D,I
the mine, and boss" named Slncook
was obliged to descend and bring up
the head
The theatrical managers Of Chicago
are circulating a petition to the inter
state commerce commission for suS-
pension for ninety days of the clauses
Of the law applying to the amusement
profession. The Merchants and Man
ufacturerS' association decided to
make test case for the commission
in the matter of mileage tickets and
baggage.
The anti-coercion meeting in Lon
don, on Monday, was the largest ever
held III that city. A motion protest
ing against the coercion bill WAS offer
ed simultaneously from fourteen plat
forms, and was enthusiastically car
ried. Mrs. Gladstone, watching the
l.
dilly, received an ovation from the
men in line.
Mrs. James Brown Potter's advent
as an actress is said to have estranged
her from her husbands family, SO
that her failure is pleasing them more
than success would have done. 1t is
also said that Mr.. Potter strongly OPP
posed his Wife's going on the stage,
and that i'll consequence Of her per-
siStence the ties between them, If not
quite ruptured, are very badly
strained.
In q brownstone fiat in New York,
directly opposite police station, four
men were caught on Wednesday max
ing up express packages to pass for
bogus money, and fitting out subSti-
tute vallseS containing bricks and
paper. Six dry-goods boxes were found
filled with stamped and addressed
envelopes. New, genuine bank notes
to the amount of two thousand dollars
were seized.
Alfred Lee, bishop of Delaware,
died Tuesday afternoon at Whining
ton, i'll his eightieth year. lie was
born at Cambridge, Massachusetts,
graduated at Harvard, and for two
wears practiced law in New London.
He was made bishop in 1S41. During
the war he aided in forming union
regiments. He has published several
theological works. Two sons and d
daughter survive him.
The officers of the Panhandle road
clam at within three years mer-
chandise to the amount of $500, 900 has
been stolen from their cars. lnvestl-
cations have been in progress for SIX
months, and ON Monday the members
of seventy-fve crooked crews We're
arrested as they arrived in Pittsburg.
J. r. Dunlap, the leader OF the con-
spiracy, was captured at Dennison,
Ohio, at which point was found seve-
raj thousand dollars worth Of stolen
goods.
The complications caused by tle
Interstate commerce act are already
having an injurious effect on some of
the Pit: burg iron mills. For several
DAYS past the sheet department Of
Everson, Hammond 81 Co.'s mills has
been closed down. This firm had
large contract for sheet iron to be
shipped to California. but freight rates
have been so increased as to interfere
with it's fulfillment. Other mills with
Western contracts will suspend unless